A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 September, 0163 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 07:08 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 45% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 17 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 17 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 07:08:38 UT.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 13th eclipse in lunar Saros series 73.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 73, is linked to solar Saros series 80. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 07:08:38 on 23 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:33:11 on 23 Sep TDT
Saros Series 73 Number in Series 13
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4126 Central Magnitiude 0.4479
Gamma -0.778 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h25m Error ± 10m15s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h37m Partial Duration 2h17m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.